2. pIta mf( A )n. (possibly fr. √ 2. pi or √ pyE , the colour of butter and oil being yellowish) yellow (the colour of the Vaiśya s, white being that of the Brāhmans , red that of the Kṣatriya s, and black that of the Śūdra s), GṛS. ; Up. ; MBh. &c.
pIta a. [ pA-karmaRi kta ] 1 Drunk, quaffed; vanAya pItapratibadDavatsAM ( gAM musoca ) R. 2. 1. 2 Steeped, soaked in, filled or saturated with 3 Absorbed, drunk up, evaporated; Ku. 4. 44. 4 Watered, sprinkled with water; pAtuM na prayama vyavasyati jalaM yazma svapItezu yA Ś. 4 8 5 Yellow; vidyutpraBAracitapItapawottarIyaH Mk. 5. 2. — taH 1 Yellow colour. 2 Topaz. 3 Safflower. 4 A yellow pigment prepared from cow's urine. — taM 1 Gold. 2 Yellow orpiment. Comp. — abDiH an epithet of Agastya. — aMbaraH 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu; iti nigaditaH prItaH pItAMbaropi taTAkarot Gīt. 12. 2 an actor. 3 a religious mendicant wearing yellow garments. — aruRa a. yellowish-red. — (RaH) the middle of day-break. — aSman m. topaz. — kadalI a species of banana ( svarRakadalI ). — kaMdaM the carrot. — kAveraM 1 saffron. 2 brass. — kAzWaM yellow sanders. — gaDaM yellow sandal. — caMdanaM 1 a species of sandal-wood. 2 saffron. 3 turmeric. — caMpakaH a lamp. — tuMqaH a Kāraṇḍava bird. — dAru n. a kind of pine or Sarala tree. — dugDA 1 a milch cow. 2 a cow whose milk has been pledged. 3 a cow tied up to be milked. — druH the Sarala tree. — nIla a. green. — (laH) the green colour. — pAdA a kind of bird ( Mar. mEnA ). — puzpaH N. of several plants, caMpaka, karRikAra &c. — maRiH a topaz. — mAkzikaM a kind of mineral substance — mUlakaM the carrot. — yUTI yellow jasmine. — rakta a. yellowish-red, orange-coloured. — (ktaM) a kind of yellow gem, the topaz. — rAgaH 1 the yellow colour. 2 wax. 3 the fibres of a lotus. — lohaM brass. — vAlukA turmeric. — vAsas m. an epithet of Kṛṣṇa. — sAraH 1 the topaz. 2 the sandal tree. — (raM) ( pb ) yellow sandal-wood. — sAri n. antimony. — skaMDaH a hog. — sPawikaH the topaz. — harita a. yellowishgreen.